Bär & Karrer advises Migros on Hotelplan sale
Bär & Karrer advised Swiss retailer Migros-Genossenschafts-Bunds (Migros) on the sale of the entire Hotelplan group.
The context
In connection with the deal, Migros ceded the the travel agency and tour operator businesses in Switzerland, Germany and the UK to the Dertour Group, a German multinational travel provider holding a large portfolio of tourism-related operations.
Simultaneously, HomeToGo, a German publicly listed vacation rental platform , secured the holiday home specialist Interhome from Migros’ Hotelplan portfolio.
On both transactions, the handover is pending approval by the relevant authorities.
The team
M&A Partners Christoph Neeracher (pictured left) and Luca Jagmetti (pictured right) led the Bär & Karrer team, working alongside associate Benjamin Grunwald, partner Thomas Rohde, partner Philippe Seiler, associates Nicola Schön, Yascha Fengler and junior associate David Mark (all M&A). Tax partner Susanne Schreiber further contributed to the effort, together with associates Patrick Schmid and Aron Liechti (all tax), as well as partner Markus Wang and associate Christine Schweikard (both IP/IT). Partner Mani Reinert and associate Tim Meyer handled the antitrust aspects on the transactions.
